Thank you to all who supported our Christingle service on Sunday 4th.
A magnificent £147.60 was raised for The Children’s society.
Christingle Service 2022 & Children’s Society.
Café Siena – December 2022 Opening Times
Thu 1st – Usual opening times
Fri 2nd – CLOSED for a private function
Thu 8th – Usual opening times
Fri 9th – Usual opening times
Thu 15th – Pre-booked café Christmas lunch – No standard café service.
Fri 16th – Usual opening times
Thu 22nd – Open 10.00-13.00
Fri 23rd – CLOSED
Thu 29th – CLOSED
Fri 30th – CLOSED
Christingle – Sunday 4th December 2022
Please join us at 4pm on Sunday 4th December for our ever popular Christingle Service.
As well as using Christingles to think about Christmas, we’ll be raising money for the Children’s Society.
If you wish to make an on-line donation, please go to
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donate#make-a-donation .
Christmas Fair – Sat 3rd December 2022
Our Christmas Fair will be on Saturday December 3rd. See the poster below for more details.
Christmas at St Catherine’s 2022
Advent starts on Sunday November 27th this year – the countdown to Christmas.
Click here for more details of our Christmas services
Gill’s Last Sunday – 27th November
Gill is retiring on at the end of the month, so her last Sunday service with us is 27th November.
This will be a special service, an opportunity to say goodbye to Gill and to thank God for all that he has done and all that he will do. Please note that the service will be much longer than usual as there is much to celebrate. We will be sharing communion and there will also be the opportunity for anointing with oil. A Bring and Share lunch will follow.
To read her RG31 magazine article, click here
Shoebox Collection 2022
Thank you to everyone who donated to Operation Christmas Child. This morning we collected 45 shoeboxes of gifts and toys as well as 65 warm hats.
Shoebox Sunday – 20th November 2022
This Sunday – 20th November – is a Family Communion with special emphasis on Operation Christmas Child – which sends Shoeboxes of hope and joy to needy children around the world.
We call it Shoebox Sunday as it is the last day you can drop off your filled shoebox.
We’ll learn more about Operation Christmas Child and what happens to our shoeboxes as they are sent off.
If you haven’t packed a physical shoebox yourself, you can ‘pack’ a Shoebox online at: https://shoeboxonline.samaritans-purse.org.uk/
Remembrance Sunday Service (2022) starts 9:30am
Our Sunday Morning Service starts at the earlier time of 9:30am for Remembrance Sunday – 13th November.
This is to allow time for those who wish attend the Remembrance service at Tilehurst Triangle.
Our own service is a short all-age service, so everyone is welcome.
Friday Friends Programme – November ’22
Friday Friends meets weekly from 2.00 – 4.00pm every Friday, price £3.50 (carers free), offering a mix of talks, light exercise, singing together, table top games or craft activities in a safe, warm and friendly environment – with tea and cakes.
Why not arrive early and enjoy a meal in Café Siena.
See below for details of the program for November :-
| November | 4th | Table Games |
| 11th | Curling with Bill | |
| 18th | Mark Bowman & His Movie Clips | |
| 25th | Carol and the Bells |
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